(Provo, UT) — Prosecutors say an Indiana man who drove a semi-truck into the back of Santaquin Police Sergeant Bill Hooser on May 5th is now formally charged with his murder. Michael Aaron Jayne was charged yesterday in 4th District Court with aggravated murder, a capital offense; two counts of […]
(Santaquin, UT) — Attorneys weighing in on the suspect accused of killing Sergeant Bill Hooser say he could face the death penalty. Suspect Michael Jayne allegedly ran Hooser over with his semi-truck while fleeing from a traffic stop on May 5th. Law experts say the state has 60 days after […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-A Utah man has been convicted of strangling his neighbor after long being suspected of killing her but not charged until authorities learned he brought up the slaying as he tried to join a prison gang. A jury on Tuesday convicted the 35-year-old Jerad Gourdin of aggravated murder […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah inmate who was one of two women behind a series of high-profile robberies has been granted parole. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that Sandra Kaye Chotia-Thompson, who faced up to life in prison, will be released in April. The Utah Board of Pardons […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old called 911 after finding his mother bleeding from multiple stab wounds. West Valley City police say the woman, 46-year-old Belinda Thomas, of West Velley City, later died from the injuries. Officers arrested 50-year-old Darren Byrd on charges of aggravated murder, […]
